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68876

ZIP 68876 is Shelton, Nebraska, mostly in Buffalo County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Buffalo +1 more
Metro area
Kearney, NE
Population
1,910
Coordinates
40.8252, -98.7500
☼ Live from 68876 — Shelton, NE

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Where 68876 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68876
  • 🔢 Type 68876 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,876 = 2 × 2 × 67 × 257. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110100001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68875 (Scotia, NE, 48 mi away) and 68878 (Sumner, NE, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68876 becomes 67886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (67868, 68768, 68786, 76886). The farthest-flung twin is 76886 in Veribest, TX, 651 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯69 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68876 and you would come out at 40.83°S, 81.25°E — 796 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 90.7 square miles of land, 68876 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,910This ZIP1,910
Households687This ZIP687
Housing units757This ZIP757
Median age34.7This ZIP34.7Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$82,207This ZIP$82,207Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$163,800This ZIP$163,800Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,060This ZIP$1,060Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%This ZIP18.8%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density21.1 / sq miThis ZIP21.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees146This ZIP146
Annual payroll$5,241,000This ZIP$5,241,000
Tax returns filed750This ZIP750
Total adjusted gross income$57,655,000This ZIP$57,655,000

Land area

Land area90.73 sq miThis ZIP90.73 sq mi
Water area1.14 sq miThis ZIP1.14 sq mi

Counties 68876 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Buffalo County 72.0%
Hall County 28.0%

Other place names in 68876

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ZIP codes near 68876

ZIPCityDistance
68840 Gibbon, NE 8.1 mi
68883 Wood River, NE 9.0 mi
68802 Grand Island, NE 13.4 mi
68869 Ravenna, NE 13.7 mi
68956 Kenesaw, NE 13.8 mi
68824 Cairo, NE 14.3 mi
68810 Alda, NE 15.0 mi
68847 Kearney, NE 15.4 mi
68945 Heartwell, NE 18.3 mi
68848 Kearney, NE 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68876?

68876 is in Shelton, Nebraska, in Buffalo County, part of the Kearney, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8252, -98.7500.

What county is 68876 in?

68876 spans 2 counties: Buffalo County and Hall County. Most of it falls in Buffalo County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 68876?

Shelton uses area code 308, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 68876 in?

68876 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68876?

About 1,910 people live in ZIP code 68876, in 687 households, at 21.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 68876?

$82,207 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68876?

The closest are 68840 (8.1 mi), 68883 (9 mi), 68802 (13.4 mi), 68869 (13.7 mi) and 68956 (13.8 mi).

Is 68876 a PO Box ZIP code?

68876 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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